Tamil Nadu election counting underway, no alliance near majority yet
Counting is in progress across Tamil Nadu's 234 assembly seats, where 118 seats are needed for a majority. Early leads show a closely contested picture with no alliance yet in a position to claim the halfway mark. Candidates from other parties and independents cumulatively lead in 68 seats. SPA is leading in 66 seats, still 52 short of the majority mark. NDA holds leads in 39 constituencies, trailing both the other groupings at this stage of counting.